Infectious agents associated with schizophrenia: A meta-analysis.
Thw results that support the idea that there is a statistically significant association between schizophrenia and infection by Human Herpesvirus 2 (OR=1.34; CI 95%: 1.09-1.70; p=0.05), Borna Disease Virus (OR=2.03; CI 95%: 1.35-3.06; p<0.01), Human Endogenous Retrovirus W (OR=19.31; CI 95%: 6.74-55.29; p<0.001), Chlamydophila pneumoniae (OR=6.34; CI 95%: 2.83-14.19; p<0.001), Chlamydophila psittaci (OR=29.05; CI 95%: 8.91-94.70; p<0.001) and Toxoplasma gondii (OR=2.70; CI 95%: 1.34-4.42; p=0.005). T Schizophrenia
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In our family, people with oral herpes do not have a particular psychological problem, others are in big trouble psychiatry.
Could it be a competition between viruses HSV1 and HSV2 or HSV1 and Borna virus that protects the holders of oral herpes ?
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